Increased longevity makes it likely that future reforms will mandate a higher retirement age, according to a new report from the American Academy of Actuaries.
Among the provisions of a draft bill are one that would improve fee disclosures in defined-contribution plans and another that would allow annuities as qualified investment default alternatives in plans.
Chicago-based Hub will buy Insureon’s digital insurance agency and its brand, while Bold Penguin will take control of its technology platform.
Adding the retirement services company will help Transamerica expand its pooled retirement plan offerings.
The Labor Department charges a Chicago fund's fiduciaries and counsel with committing multiple ERISA violations.
Jack VanDerhei, formerly director of research at EBRI, joins the firm’s new unit.
California prevailed in a legal battle over its auto-IRA program.
EBRI research suggests automatic loan insurance program would reduce savings deficit.
Participants allege the plan allowed Alight Solutions to charge too much for record keeping.
AFS Advisors is a Suwanee, Georgia-based registered investment adviser.
The measure clarifies how the prohibition on 'stretch' IRAs should be applied and provides details on implementing the rise in the RMD age to 72.
Bill would raise deduction cap for most and exclude millionaires. However, the plan is unlikely to be taken up in Congress anytime soon.
Why aren't advisers talking to clients about the solutions that are out there? Many investors are still choosing only traditional investment vehicles and missing the complementary role annuities can play in retirement portfolios.
In the company’s first foray into the 529 space, the Student Loan Management platform allows workers with a Betterment 401(k) to view their loans alongside their other financial accounts.
The bank said regulators including the Labor Department are looking at transactions related to the plan's employee stock ownership feature.
The automatic IRA program is seeking to fill a spot on its investment menu that is likely being vacated by the BNY Mellon Sustainable Balanced Fund.
In addition to a recent deal with Carson Group in October, other partnerships with Orion Advisor Solutions and Advyzon have proved successful for the company, which claims to have grown 300% in the past three years.
Married spouses are covered, but domestic partners may be out of luck.
Of the 15 largest funds held in 401(k) plans, just one has a positive return for the year as of Thursday, according to data from Brightscope.
Young investors raised the total number of individual retirement accounts to a record 12.3 million, the firm said, while a record 38% of people boosted their 401(k) contribution last year.
